World War II Project You can work on this project at your own pace as long as it is completed on time, however, these guidelines will help you to stay on track, and hopefully, not feel so overwhelmed. Day 1-2 Look up the major battles of WWII and find the significance of each battle. You will also need to include a picture for each. See project guidelines for more information. Day 3-4 Add new technology/weapons to your presentation. You will need to explain how it was used and how it impacted the war as well as a picture of each item you chose to add. See project guidelines for more information. Day 5 Use today to catch up. I know that this is a lot of information to read through, but if you are caught up, take today to work on an extra credit option or take a break. I will include the guidelines and rubric again this time, but not in the following plans. This will be due Tuesday, May 5th. ​ WWII Project Information & Guidelines Directions: You will be creating a project all about World War II. You can choose to use Google Docs and make it look like a scrapbook or you may use Google Slides to make a presentation. I am not looking for a report or written paper. I enjoy your creativity a lot, but please make sure that you have all of your information first. You will need to include the following: 1. Alliances that were made. Copy and paste a picture of each leader of the major ​ ​ countries involved in both the Axis Powers and the Allied Powers. These pictures need ​ to be labeled with the leader’s name and which country they are from. Please make a clear division between opposing sides, for example put all of the leaders of the Axis Powers on one slide and all of the Allied leaders on a separate slide. 2. Maps showing the Axis countries and controlled territory and the Allied countries. This ​ may include neutral countries but it’s not required. Make sure to include both the European Theater and the Pacific Theater. Theater is another way of discussing where the action is taking place. You can find lots of maps by Google searching “WWII Pacific Theater Map” or “WWII European Theater Map”. 3. Major Battles that took place during WWII. Pictures of/from the battle would be a great ​ addition to these slides! (Hint - include pictures!) Please write the name of the battle ​ ​ along with the significance of that particular battle. If an operation name is given please include that as well, for example Operation Overlord is the Battle of Normandy aka D-Day. Please use this website to determine which battles need to be included, from there you can look other places for pictures or significance if you aren’t able to find it here: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/major-battles-of-world-war-ii-ww2.html Please ​ ​ also include the Battle of Normandy, even though it is not listed on this website. An example of the significance could be that it was a major turning point. Pearl Harbor was not a major battle, but as an example of significance, this made the United States join WWII on the side of the Allies. 4. New Technology/Weapons used in WWII. Pictures again would be great here ​ (meaning, yes, you need to include them!). Explain what the technology is, how it is ​ ​ used, and how it impacted the war. This will be similar to the weapons/technology presentation you put together for WWI. Example: Chlorine gas was a poisonous gas that was unleashed from barrels when the wind was blowing in the direction of enemy lines and drifted over to the enemies. The use of chlorine gas led to the discovery of other poisonous gasses. This is a great website that you can use: https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/technology_of_ww2.php Keep in mind ​ that not all of the technology being discovered during this time period was weapons. 5. Women’s Role in the War. Women made a large contribution to the war effort. List ​ their contributions with a brief explanation of how this was helpful to the war effort and how it made a lasting impact (a long-term change) on society. 6. Holocaust - When we typically think of WWII, we think of the Holocaust, and that’s ​ because it was such a large part of the war and a devastation that the majority of the world didn’t think could possilby happen. I know that this is a very brief summary but describe the Holocaust using the following main points: ○ Who was involved - spoiler, it wasn’t just the Jewish people ○ What happened - you can explain in general terms without going into extreme detail. For example, the people in the concentration camps were killed using gas chambers, incinerators, etc. I don’t need the details on how the method actually killed them. ○ Where did this take place - name some of the concentration camps and tell me which country they were located in. ○ How - how did the general public go along with this idea and believe it was ok and how was this carried out. Again, you can be broad in your terms like the example above. ○ Why - why did Hitler decide this was necessary 7. Wartime Propaganda. Propaganda is usually biased information that is used to ​ promote a particular point of view or cause. Find propaganda that was used to promote the wartime effort and label it, telling how that poster helped to promote unity and/or the war effort. For example, a picture/poster of Rosie the Riveter was created by the United States to promote women working in industry to help produce needed supplies for the war. 8. Political Cartoons regarding an issue from the time period. Along with the political ​ cartoon, please be sure to add a brief (1-2 sentences at most) explaining what the particular issue is that is being portrayed by the cartoon. For example, when we talked about imperialism. A brief description could be: this is about imperialism, showing how the European countries were all fighting over Africa. 9. Optional Extra Credit - maximum of 2 extra credit choices. Add something that you ​ thought was really interesting about the time period but was not a required topic for your project. Give a brief description/summary of the topic along with the significance and at least 1 picture per topic. Some examples include, but are not limited to: ○ The London Blitz ○ The Bombing of Pearl Harbor ○ Resistance Fighters ○ Hitler Youth ○ All-American Girls Baseball League ○ The Night Witches Do not add the Atomic Bomb. We will complete a separate activity about that. If you have a topic you would like to use but aren’t sure if it’s acceptable, email me! Category Required Meets Points Earned/ Requirement Points Possible Alliances Include the following: Axis - 3 Leaders /21 Allies - 4 Leaders (2 for US) Maps Include both the European Theater /4 and Pacific Theater Major Battles Complete all 11 /33 Battles New Technology/ Choose a /12 Weapons minimum of 3 Women’s Roles Complete both Armed Forces and /6 Industry Workers Holocaust Included information as /15 outlined above Wartime Choose 3 and /12 Propaganda explain Political Cartoons Choose 2 and /8 explain Extra Credit Explanation with Earn up to 10 /0 Option #1 Picture points Extra Credit Explanation with Earn up to 10 /0 Option #2 Picture points Total /111 Comments: Battles - World War 2 left behind millions and millions of military and civilian lives, and forever ​ transformed the geopolitical landscape around the globe. A U.S. Marine Corps demolition crew destroys a Japanese position during the Battle of Okinawa. World War II began on September 1st, 1939 with the Nazi German invasion of Poland, and ​ ended on September 2nd, 1945 when Imperial Japan formally signed its terms of surrender to become the last of the Axis powers to fall. It pitted the Allied Powers led by Britain, the United States, Russia and France, against the Axis powers of Hitler-led Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan. Between these super powers a series of major battles were fought that claimed millions of military and civilian lives on all sides, and left marks in the historical record like none ever experienced in warfare to date. Below is a list of some of the most influential battles fought in World War Two, fought in western Europe and beyond. ​ ​ 10. Operation Torch (November of 1942) Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of what was then French North Africa that lasted from ​ November 8th through 10th in 1942. It was planned during a Washington Conference of June 1942, attended by President Franklin Roosevelt, and UK premier Winston Churchill. It marked the first time the British and Americans had worked together on an invasion plan, and the first time that American forces fought alongside their European counterparts. Operation Torch was aimed at opening the Mediterranean for Allied shipping by opening up a way to access southern Europe through north Africa. It was also intended to take some of the pressure off of the Soviet Union and the Eastern Front. The Allied Forces were joined by the Eighth Army that drew forces from India, Canada, Australia, and other countries part of the British Commonwealth. ​ Operation Torch was ultimately successful. It was also significant for marking the first time that Americans saw the horrors of the Holocaust in Europe first-hand. 9. Siege of Leningrad (September of 1941 to January of 1942) The Siege of Leningrad began on September 8th, 1941 and lasted until January 27th, 1944.